It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night... The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day.
Production Centropolis Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation;
Cast Names Darin Mangan; Scott McKinley; Jonathan Adler; Bryan D. Moss; Erick Avari; Darla Rae; Roy Newton; Nectar Rose; Bonnie Silco; Greg Bronson; Gary Pike; Dean Devlin; Daren Dochterman; Volker Engel; Bob Friend; Jeffrey Gold; Tadao Tomomatsu; Michael Haddad; Michael A. Valenzano; Taqi Hasan; Tracey Walter; Lincoln D. Hiatt; Jonathan Khan; James With; James Woodson; Will Smith; Bill Pullman; Jeff Goldblum; Mary McDonnell; Judd Hirsch;
Box Office USD 306,169,255
Release Date 1996-06-25 (Westwood, California) (premiere) 1996-07-03
Genres Action; Adventure; Sci-Fi; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence.
Running Time 2 hr. 25 min. 2 hr. 33 min. (special edition)